The Kalkaska Roughnecks could not stop the Michigan Ice Dogs' Alexander Stewart, who tallied a hat trick in a 5-1 win.

Stewart got on the scoresheet 5:31 into the second period. He then added goals at 15:31 into the second and at 11:49 into the third.

Kalkaska was stymied by Michigan netminder Eric Lafferty, who stopped 37 shots during the victory. The solid play of Lafferty will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.66.

The Roughnecks' power play was ineffective against the Ice Dogs' penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

Michigan stifled Kalkaska's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. The Ice Dogs' offense efficiently hummed along to the tune of 42 shots put on the Roughnecks' net. Michigan could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 18 minutes in penalties during the game. The leading offender was Michael Cruse, who totaled six minutes in penalty time with three minors.

Michigan got a goal from Jacob Sniffen as well. Other players who recorded assists for Michigan were Tyler Textor, who had two and James Subu and Jeffrey Barton, who contributed one each.

Kalkaska put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow the Ice Dogs to score on any of their four power plays. The Roughnecks could not produce up to they normal offensive output. Kalkaska averages three goals per game. The Roughnecks' offense efficiently hummed along to the tune of 38 shots put on Michigan's net.

Kalkaska was led by Nikolas Hogan, who scored the team's only goal. Hogan scored 16:04 into the third period to make the score 5-1 Michigan. Anthony DiDiana assisted on the tally.

Calvin Burkhart turned away 37 pucks between the pipes for the Roughnecks. Kalkaska incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors. The Roughnecks ran into disciplinary problems during the contest, and Dugan Kelly was ejected from the game.